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Fully Automatic Tempering System with Air Circulation Pit-Furnace S 1780/65 AS for Solution Annealing, Water Bath, Lift Conveyor and Pit Furnace S 3180/26AS for Artificial Aging

Fully automatic tempering system for aluminum with 2 pit furnaces, water bath, and 6 parking places

Removal of the charge basket from solution annealing and transfer to water bath

PC interface for central operation

This tempering system is available for the tempering of aluminum parts with a quenching time of 30 seconds. All functional processes are fully automated. Both, the solution annealing and the artificial aging furnaces are designed as pit furnaces. To save time, the conveyor unit picks-up the lid of the solution annealing furnace after solution annealing, along with the attached load basket and transports it to the water bath. The lid is then unlinked and conveyed back to the solution annealing furnace. After quenching, the basket is parked in a free spot. The subsequent artificial aging process also takes place in a pit furnace. Due to the longer period needed for artificial aging, the artificial aging furnace is equipped for the introduction of two baskets, while the solution annealing furnace can only handle one. The entire heat treatment, including all movements, is fully automated. The PLC controls handle all movement and locking processes. The system automatically detects occupied parking spaces and furnaces and starts the programmed processes according to priority. Charge documentation takes place on an ongoing basis, that is, the loaded basket is documented from the time it is loaded into a parking place until removal after the end of the process.

Fully automated tempering system with two chamber furnaces, quench bath, conveyor system, and parking spots for four charge baskets

This tempering system is available for the tempering of T6 aluminum alloys with a quenching time of 10 seconds. All functional processes are fully automated. Both the solution annealing furnace and the artificial aging furnace are mounted on a platform and are designed as bogie hearth furnaces. After solution annealing, the conveyor unit positions itself in front of the furnace, the door opens, the bogie moves out, and the basket is automatically picked-up by the lift conveyor. The bogie moves back into the furnace and the load is quenched in the water bath underneath. After the quenching process, the basket is lifted back out of the water bath, drips off, and is conveyed to the artificial aging furnace. After artificial aging, the lift conveyor transports the basket to a free parking spot. The entire heat treatment, including all movements, is fully automated. The PLC controls handle all movement and locking processes. The system automatically detects occupied parking spaces and furnaces and starts the programmed processes according to priority. Charge documentation takes place on an ongoing basis, that it, the loaded basket is documented from its process start in the parking space until removal after the end of the process.

Bogie hearth furnace W 7440/26 AS for solution annealing and water bath WB 24000/S for quenching

Annealing system with lift-top furnace H 4263/12S and water bath

2 x S 3570/65 AS for solution annealing

Water bath with powerful circulation pump

Quench and temper system with drop-bottom furnace FS 2200/60AS and quench bath

This tempering system was built for the tempering of aluminum parts for automaotive industry. The movement processes are performed manually using the customer's crane. These solution annealing furnaces are designed as pit furnaces, while the artificial aging furnace is a bogie hearth furnace. Solution annealing of the components takes place in two pit furnaces with 3570 liter furnace chambers. After the solution annealing process is concluded, the lid of the furnace is opened pneumatically, the basket is removed using the crane, and it is placed into the water bath. For better quench results, the water bath is equipped with a powerful circulation pump. After quenching, the operator uses the crane to move the load onto the bogie of furnace W 7440/26 AS for artificial aging. The bogie hearth furnace is equipped with a chain-driven bogie which is moved out of the furnace electrically. The furnace is dimensioned to accept the loads from both solution annealing furnaces. The furnace has PLC controls for temperature measurement and charge documentation. Every load can be assigned a name or a charge number, which is then stored along with the date.